#1724 Bad Path Names For X11 Directory

[Anonymous]

When building tk8.4.6 on Unix, I was met with several
error messages stating that various files from the X11
directory could not be found.

I modified the paths for the files that couldn't be found
(basically every file with the X11 Directory), in the
header files which referenced them (tk.h, Xlib.h,
tkIntXlibDecls.h, tkUnixPort.h, and keysym.h)
from "X11/filename" to "../xlib/X11/filename".

After typing "make" again, it found most of the files, but
the tkUnixPort.h file referenced two files that weren't
included in the download package (Xpronto.h, and
Xresource.h) and thus the package would still
not compile.

Any help with the problem would be greatly appreciated.
Jason (jdeast@bu.edu)

[Don Porter]

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You've misdiagnosed the issue.

The directory tk8.4.6/xlib is not
meant to be used on Unix. It
contains some X emulation code
for those platforms that do not
use X windows.

On Unix, Tk's configure script should
find the X header files that are
installed on your system. Are they
installed on your system? That's
likely the real problem. You are
probably trying to build Tk, a library
that uses X calls, on a system where
the development package for X (headers
and libraries) are not installed.

Install the X development package for
your platform, and things should be
good.

Are you on a platform, and in a situation
where the pre-compiled binaries from
ActiveState might be a better solution?